Overview
Pulp and Paper

Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited

Mitsubishi Paper Mills is a Japanese paper manufacturer operating two core segments: Functional Products and Paper Materials. The Functional Products segment produces and sells information & specialty papers, functional materials, chemical papers, and photosensitive materials, with manufacturing operations in Japan and Europe (via Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH). The Paper Materials segment covers printing papers, sanitary papers, and pulp, supported by domestic group companies and distributed through Mitsubishi Oji Paper Sales Co., Ltd.

Market Cap
¥54.3B
US$346M
EV
¥94.0B
US$599M
Stock¥1,238▼-0.24%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
12.9
x
LTM EV/EBIT
50.0
x
LTM PER
10.1
x
LTM PBR
0.5
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+64.8%pt
10012
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jul 21, 26Former Murakami Fund group (City Index Eleventh, Reno, Mi… filed large shareholding report
2Aug 5, 26Former Murakami Fund group (City Index Eleventh, Reno, Minami… changed stake (4.71%→5.79%)
MC → EV Bridge
54.3BUS$346MMarket Cap69.2BUS$440M+ Debt5.51BUS$35.1M− Cash24.0BUS$153M− Inv. Sec.0.03BUS$0.20M+ NCI94.0BUS$599MEV
AI Briefing
Specialty/functional paper maker (information, chemical, photosensitive papers) with German unit, alongside printing/sanitary paper and pulp operations. FY26/3 revenue ¥157B, down from ¥176B prior year, with OP margin compressed to 0.2% — steady top-line erosion and thinning profitability. Oji Holdings holds 32.9% as anchor shareholder; EV/EBITDA fwd screens at ~8.3x on ¥11.4B forecast EBITDA versus ¥7.3B LTM, implying a sharp expected earnings recovery.
Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
182US$1.16B'22/3210US$1.33B'23/3193US$1.23B'24/3176US$1.12B'25/3157US$1.00B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
8.24US$52.5M'22/39.26US$58.9M'23/313.1US$83.6M'24/310.9US$69.7M'25/35.79US$36.8M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.10US$6.98M'22/3-0.57-US$3.64M'23/34.17US$26.6M'24/34.34US$27.7M'25/31.90US$12.1M'26/3
Capital Structure
60%
40%
EquityD/E 0.67xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
28.9US$184M93.4US$594M'22/329.9US$191M100US$638M'23/336.4US$232M85.1US$542M'24/331.1US$198M72.3US$461M'25/329.3US$187M64.9US$413M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 54.1%
1
Oji Holdings Corporation
32.90%
2
INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC (Standing Proxy: Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc.)
5.27%
3
Koichi NASU
2.96%
4
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES (Standing Proxy: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.)
2.38%
5
Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited Business Partners' Stock Ownership Association
2.23%
6
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社(役員報酬BIP信託口・76599口)
1.89%
7
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
1.76%
8
Nakahara Securities, Inc.
1.62%
9
Eiji TERADA
1.59%
10
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (Standing Proxy: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
1.51%
Management
12 officers
Ryuichi KISAKA
Representative Director, President; in charge of Planning and Administration Division; in charge of Internal Audit Department
Apr 1982 Joined Kanzaki Paper Co., Ltd. (now Oji Holdings Corporation) Oct 2012 President, Oji Imaging Media Co., Ltd. Jun 2013 Group Management Committee Member, Oji Holdings Corporation Jun 2015 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Group Management Committee Member, Oji Holdings Corporation Apr 2019 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group Management Committee Member, Oji Holdings Corporation Jun 2021 Adviser, Oji Holdings Corporation Feb 2022 Adviser, the Company Apr 2022 President and Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2022 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1956-05-21
Yuji TAKAGAMI
Representative Director; Head of Paper Materials Business Division; President, Mitsubishi Oji Paper Sales Co., Ltd.
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Jun 2009 General Manager, Marketing Department, Imaging & Development Company Jan 2014 General Manager, Printing Materials Sales Department, Imaging Business Division Jun 2018 General Manager, Graphics & Development Sales Department, Imaging Business Division Jun 2019 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Imaging Business Division; General Manager, Graphics & Development Sales Department Jun 2020 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Functional Products Business Division; General Manager, Imaging Media Sales Department Feb 2022 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Functional Products Business Division Jun 2022 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Functional Products Business Division; President, Diamic Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Paper Materials Business Division; President, Mitsubishi Oji Paper Sales Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Paper Materials Business Division Jun 2026 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Paper Materials Business Division (current)
1962-01-23
Kunihiro NAKAGAWA
Director; Head of Functional Products Business Division; in charge of R&D Division; in charge of German Business
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Jun 2015 Director of Kyoto R&D Center, Imaging Business Division Jan 2020 Deputy General Manager, R&D Division; Director of Tsukuba R&D Center Jun 2020 General Manager, R&D Division Jan 2021 Executive Officer, in charge of R&D Division; General Manager, R&D Division Apr 2023 Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Functional Products Business Division and R&D Division Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Functional Products Business Division and R&D Division Apr 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Functional Products Business Division; President, KJ Specialty Paper Co., Ltd. Jul 2024 Plant Manager, Fuji Mill Jun 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Functional Products Business Division (current)
1961-04-28
Kazuhiro NAKAUCHI
Director; in charge of Technology Division; Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Paper Engineering Co., Ltd.
Apr 1987 Joined Kanzaki Paper Co., Ltd. (now Oji Holdings Corporation) Jun 2009 Deputy General Manager, Facilities Department, Tomakomai Mill, Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Jun 2010 Group Manager, Technology Department, Integrated Technology Division, Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 General Manager, Facilities Department, Tomakomai Mill, Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Executive Officer, Plant Manager, Nichinan Mill, Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Executive Officer, Plant Manager, Kasugai Mill, Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Company; in charge of Energy Business Office, Technology & Environment Department, and Kitakami Business Division; Director, Chairman, M.P.M. Operation Co., Ltd.; Director, Chairman, Kitakami High-Tech Paper Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Technology Division; Director, Chairman, M.P.M. Operation Co., Ltd. Oct 2023 Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Technology Division; Plant Manager, Hachinohe Mill and Kitakami Mill; Deputy General Manager, Paper Materials Business Division; Representative Director, President, M.P.M. Operation Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Technology Division; Deputy General Manager, R&D Division; Representative Director, President, Mitsubishi Paper Engineering Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Technology Division; Deputy General Manager, R&D Division; Representative Director, President, Mitsubishi Paper Engineering Co., Ltd. Apr 2026 Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Paper Engineering Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Director, Executive Officer (current)
1965-02-06
Yasuyuki KUSUDA
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Jan 2006 Section Manager, Manufacturing Section, Manufacturing Department, Kyoto Mill May 2011 General Manager, Photosensitive Materials Manufacturing Department, Kitakami High-Tech Paper Co., Ltd. Jan 2014 General Manager, Manufacturing Department, Kyoto Mill Jun 2017 Deputy General Manager, Kitakami Business Division; President, Kitakami High-Tech Paper Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 General Manager, Kitakami Business Division; President, Kitakami High-Tech Paper Co., Ltd.; Deputy General Manager, Imaging Business Division Mar 2020 Plant Manager, Kyoto Mill; Deputy General Manager, Imaging Business Division Jun 2020 Plant Manager, Kyoto Mill; Deputy General Manager, Functional Products Business Division Jan 2022 Senior Advisor; General Manager, Energy Business Office Apr 2023 Senior Advisor, Technology Division, Technology Department Jun 2023 Full-time Corporate Auditor (current)
1962-09-22
Go IMAEDA
Representative Director; Head of Corporate Governance Division; Executive in charge of Sustainability Promotion
Apr 1994 Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2019 General Manager, Gotanda Branch, Gotanda Branch Office, Gotanda Ekimae Branch and Ebara Branch, MUFG Bank, Ltd. Apr 2021 General Manager, Branch Operations Department (Special Assignment), MUFG Bank, Ltd. Apr 2022 Regional Head (Chubu), MUFG Bank, Ltd. Apr 2024 General Manager, Branch Operations Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.; General Manager, Branch Operations Department, MUFG Bank, Ltd. Jun 2024 Executive Officer, General Manager, Branch Operations Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.; Executive Officer, General Manager, Branch Operations Department, MUFG Bank, Ltd. Apr 2026 Executive Officer, Headquarters Adviser, MUFG Bank, Ltd. (current) May 2026 Adviser, the Company Jun 2026 Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Corporate Governance Division; Executive in charge of Sustainability Promotion (current)
1970-09-07
Atsuko WATANABE
Director
Apr 1996 Registered as attorney-at-law (Tokyo Bar Association); joined Nagaishi Ichiro Law Office Aug 2010 Representative, Atsuko Watanabe Law Office (now Watanabe Sogo Law Office) (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Hokkan Holdings Corporation (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1964-02-03
Soichi NADAHARA
Director
Apr 1986 Joined Toshiba Corporation Apr 2001 Group Leader, Process Technology Promotion Center, Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation Apr 2004 General Manager, Technology Division, Semiconductor Equipment Company, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. Oct 2004 Vice President; General Manager, Technology Division, Semiconductor Equipment Company, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. Apr 2006 Vice President, Executive Officer, Semiconductor Equipment Company, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Vice President, Senior Executive Officer, Semiconductor Equipment Company, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. Apr 2013 Senior Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO); General Manager, Technology Development Center, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. Oct 2014 Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Managing Director, Senior Fellow, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Senior Fellow, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Adviser, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1957-12-02
Sumi SHU
Director
Aug 2000 Joined J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. Jun 2006 Head, Control Room, Compliance Department, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. May 2012 Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. Oct 2012 General Manager, Control Oversight, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. Feb 2014 Joined Core Value Management Co., Ltd. Nov 2016 Vice President and Representative Director, Core Value Management Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Director, Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. (current) Mar 2022 President and Representative Director, Core Value Management Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2024 Outside Director, Nihon Business Systems Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1969-03-07
Nobuko OTSUKA
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1985 Joined Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Mar 2006 Joined Tohmatsu Tax Co. (now Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.) Jan 2016 Joined Oji Management Office Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 General Manager, Internal Audit Department and Compliance Department, Corporate Governance Division, Oji Holdings Corporation Jun 2019 Full-time Corporate Auditor, Oji Holdings Corporation Jun 2023 Full-time Corporate Auditor (Outside Auditor), the Company (current)
1961-09-15
Toshiyuki SUMIYOSHI
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1986 Joined Meiji Life Insurance Company (now Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company) Apr 2012 General Manager, Yamaguchi Branch, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Apr 2015 General Manager, General Agency Operations Department, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Personnel Department, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Apr 2019 Managing Executive Officer, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Apr 2024 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Mar 2025 Retired as Senior Managing Executive Officer, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Apr 2025 Chairman and Representative Director, Meiji Yasuda Shoji Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1963-01-15
Kyo ISHIKAWA
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1987 Joined Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation (now Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation) Jun 2011 General Manager, Third Sales Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Jun 2013 Executive Officer, Kyoto Branch Manager, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Jun 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Business Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation; Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Jun 2017 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation; Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer, MUFG Bank, Ltd.; Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Apr 2020 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation; Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Apr 2021 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation; Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Apr 2023 Representative Director, President, M.U. Trust Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2026 Representative Director, President, Ryoshin Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1963-08-09
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Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-08-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-30
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-05-18
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2025-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-08-15
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-07-31
Change Report
EDINET
2025-07-30
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-25
Annual Securities Report
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